Fans of The Copenhagen Test have reacted with disappointment after learning that the spy series will not return for second season.
The show debuted on streaming service Peacock in December last year, and starred Simu Liu and Melissa Barrera.
It was well reviewed, earning a 71% score from critics and 80% from fans on reviews aggregator site Rotten Tomatoes, but failed to find a wide audience.
Several fans took to social media to express their sadness over the news that the show has been canceled.
“Sad to hear,” wrote one fan on X. “It was fresh and entertaining.”
Another drew a comparison to another spy franchise, saying: “Wow lame.. it was a pretty good show. Had Jason Bourne elements to it.”
A third fan added: “What a shame cause it was such a good show, i feel if they would have marketed this show as sci-fi action show it might have attracted more audience. Cause once it hits other streaming services they will demand a second season. On the plus side main plot is resolved in season 1.”
The official logline for the show stated that it followed Liu as “first-generation Chinese-American intelligence analyst Alexander Hale, who realizes his brain has been hacked, giving the perpetrators access to everything he sees and hears. Caught between his shadowy agency and the unknown hackers, he must maintain a performance 24/7 to flush out who’s responsible and prove where his allegiance lies.”
Liu, who is best known for his role in the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Shang-Chi, recently urged DC to cast his The Copenhagen Test co-star Barrera as Wonder Woman.
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“She really pushes herself,” said Liu. “I don’t know who might be listening to this interview, James Gunn or anybody else out there. But I think she really pushes herself. There were a couple of moments during stunt training where I was like, ‘That’s Wonder Woman-esque.’ I’m just throwing it out there.”
He continued to rave about his co-star, saying: “After the whole season and after all the training that she had been through, Melissa was looking really sharp as a fighter, and so, she came to set and she was just ready to come to blows. And it was really fun just to get to play that with her, and I’m really proud of what we did too. I’m really proud of her. She did a lot, most, if not all of her own stunts, and she’s just the best.”
